Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:00am–6:00pm · The Reverie, Lantzville
Join Thomas George Jr., and Candice Harris George for a one-day Indigenous herbalism gathering rooted in plant relationships, respectful harvesting, and connection to the lands and waters of this place.
This gathering is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and learn from plants through relationship rather than extraction. Together, we’ll explore local medicines, Coast Salish teachings, hands-on preparations, and the responsibilities we carry when learning from the land.
Throughout the day, participants will be guided in working with local plants and medicines, including devil’s club, cedar, sweetgrass, and quxmeen seeds, also known as wild celery.
Together, we will make:
Devil’s club salve
Cedar essential oils
Sweetgrass room spray
Quxmeen seed tea
Alongside these hands-on preparations, Thomas and Candice will share teachings around plant relationships, respectful harvesting, reciprocity, habitat, identification, responsible gathering, and what knowledge should or should not be shared publicly.
This is not a generic herbalism workshop. It is a place-based learning experience guided by Indigenous knowledge keepers, with an emphasis on respect, humility, reciprocity, and relationship.
Over the course of the day, we’ll spend time learning about local plants and the relationships, responsibilities, and teachings connected to them.
Participants will be invited into conversations and hands-on learning around:
Plant relationships and learning from the land
Respectful harvesting and reciprocity
Local plant identification and habitat awareness
Responsible gathering practices
Household plant preparations
Aromatic plant medicines
Stories and teachings connected to forest plants
Cultural protocols and the importance of knowing what is appropriate to share
You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of local plants, handmade preparations to take home, and a more grounded relationship to the land beneath your feet.
Smulthun, Thomas George Jr., is a proud member of Halalt First Nation, with roots in Lyackson, Quw’utsun, Stz’uminus, West Saanich, Bella Bella, and Scottish ancestry. A Coast Salish cultural practitioner, Thomas began assisting his father with cultural work at the age of seventeen and continues to honour the teachings passed down through his family and community.
Thomas has worked extensively in cultural support, youth support, men’s wellness, and community healing. He has served as a Cultural Support Worker with Malahat First Nation, where he supported the sweat lodge and men’s group, and has also worked with the Tsow Tun Lelum Cultural Support Team.
He is proud to share his traditional name with his father and strives to live and work in a way that humbly honours his ancestors, his family, and the cultural teachings entrusted to him.
Candice Harris George brings her own deep relationship to language, land, family, and cultural learning. Together, Thomas and Candice offer a grounded and generous space for participants to learn about plants, place, and responsibility through an Indigenous lens.
This gathering is for those who feel called to learn about local plants in a respectful, grounded, and relationship-based way.
It may be for you if you are interested in:
Indigenous plant knowledge
Local herbalism and native plants
Respectful harvesting and reciprocity
Land-based learning
Hands-on plant preparations
Cultural humility and learning with care
Deepening your relationship with the place you live
No previous herbalism experience is required. Come with curiosity, openness, and respect.
Held at The Reverie in Lantzville, this one-day gathering offers a peaceful setting for learning, connecting, and reconnecting with the natural world. Surrounded by forest, ocean air, and quiet places to rest, the space invites participants to move slowly, listen closely, and be present with the teachings of the day.
This gathering is offered with care for the plants, the land, the facilitators, and the cultural knowledge being shared. Some teachings are meant to be shared widely, while others belong within family, community, ceremony, or specific cultural protocols.
Participants are invited to come with humility, to listen more than they take, and to honour the boundaries around what is appropriate to carry forward.
Come spend the day learning from Thomas George Jr., and Candice Harris George in a gathering rooted in plant relationships, respectful harvesting, and Indigenous teachings.
Together, we’ll make salve, essential oils, room spray, and tea while deepening our understanding of local plants, reciprocity, and the responsibilities that come with learning from the land.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:00am–6:00pm
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 10:00am–6:00pm · The Reverie, Lantzville
Join Thomas George Jr., and Candice Harris George for a one-day Indigenous herbalism gathering rooted in plant relationships, respectful harvesting, and connection to the lands and waters of this place.
This gathering is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and learn from plants through relationship rather than extraction. Together, we’ll explore local medicines, Coast Salish teachings, hands-on preparations, and the responsibilities we carry when learning from the land.
Throughout the day, participants will be guided in working with local plants and medicines, including devil’s club, cedar, sweetgrass, and quxmeen seeds, also known as wild celery.
Together, we will make:
Devil’s club salve
Cedar essential oils
Sweetgrass room spray
Quxmeen seed tea
Alongside these hands-on preparations, Thomas and Candice will share teachings around plant relationships, respectful harvesting, reciprocity, habitat, identification, responsible gathering, and what knowledge should or should not be shared publicly.
This is not a generic herbalism workshop. It is a place-based learning experience guided by Indigenous knowledge keepers, with an emphasis on respect, humility, reciprocity, and relationship.
Over the course of the day, we’ll spend time learning about local plants and the relationships, responsibilities, and teachings connected to them.
Participants will be invited into conversations and hands-on learning around:
Plant relationships and learning from the land
Respectful harvesting and reciprocity
Local plant identification and habitat awareness
Responsible gathering practices
Household plant preparations
Aromatic plant medicines
Stories and teachings connected to forest plants
Cultural protocols and the importance of knowing what is appropriate to share
You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of local plants, handmade preparations to take home, and a more grounded relationship to the land beneath your feet.
Smulthun, Thomas George Jr., is a proud member of Halalt First Nation, with roots in Lyackson, Quw’utsun, Stz’uminus, West Saanich, Bella Bella, and Scottish ancestry. A Coast Salish cultural practitioner, Thomas began assisting his father with cultural work at the age of seventeen and continues to honour the teachings passed down through his family and community.
Thomas has worked extensively in cultural support, youth support, men’s wellness, and community healing. He has served as a Cultural Support Worker with Malahat First Nation, where he supported the sweat lodge and men’s group, and has also worked with the Tsow Tun Lelum Cultural Support Team.
He is proud to share his traditional name with his father and strives to live and work in a way that humbly honours his ancestors, his family, and the cultural teachings entrusted to him.
Candice Harris George brings her own deep relationship to language, land, family, and cultural learning. Together, Thomas and Candice offer a grounded and generous space for participants to learn about plants, place, and responsibility through an Indigenous lens.
This gathering is for those who feel called to learn about local plants in a respectful, grounded, and relationship-based way.
It may be for you if you are interested in:
Indigenous plant knowledge
Local herbalism and native plants
Respectful harvesting and reciprocity
Land-based learning
Hands-on plant preparations
Cultural humility and learning with care
Deepening your relationship with the place you live
No previous herbalism experience is required. Come with curiosity, openness, and respect.
Held at The Reverie in Lantzville, this one-day gathering offers a peaceful setting for learning, connecting, and reconnecting with the natural world. Surrounded by forest, ocean air, and quiet places to rest, the space invites participants to move slowly, listen closely, and be present with the teachings of the day.
This gathering is offered with care for the plants, the land, the facilitators, and the cultural knowledge being shared. Some teachings are meant to be shared widely, while others belong within family, community, ceremony, or specific cultural protocols.
Participants are invited to come with humility, to listen more than they take, and to honour the boundaries around what is appropriate to carry forward.
Come spend the day learning from Thomas George Jr., and Candice Harris George in a gathering rooted in plant relationships, respectful harvesting, and Indigenous teachings.
Together, we’ll make salve, essential oils, room spray, and tea while deepening our understanding of local plants, reciprocity, and the responsibilities that come with learning from the land.
Saturday, October 17, 2026
10:00am–6:00pm
